Engineering
DESIGN & DRAWING FOR PRODUCTION: Introduction to Engineering Design (IED)
(1 unit; 3 college credits available through Rochester Institute of Technology’s PLTW) The major focus of this course is to expose students to the design process, research and analysis, teamwork, communication methods, global and human impacts, engineering standards and technical documentation. Students use Fusion360 solid modeling software to design solutions to problems while they learn how to document their work and communicate solutions to peers and members of the professional community. This course satisfies NY State’s one credit Arts requirement. This course is appropriate for students in all grades 9-12.
Co-requisite: Algebra 1, or Geometry preferred
PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING
(1 unit; 3 college credits available through Rochester Institute of Technology’s PLTW) This course is designed to enhance general technological literacy and exposes students to some of the major concepts they will encounter in a college engineering course of study. Students have an opportunity to investigate engineering and high-tech careers and to develop skills and understanding of engineering concepts. Students employ engineering and scientific principles in the solution of design problems. Students advance their problem-solving skills and apply their knowledge of research and design to create solutions to various challenges – including several different robot building and programming challenges. This course is appropriate for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of one year of HS Math and Science
COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
(1 unit; 3 college credits available through Rochester Institute of Technology’s PLTW) Students in this course learn the fundamentals of computerized manufacturing technology and build on the solid-modeling skills developed in the Introduction to Engineering Design course. Students use 3-D computer software to solve sophisticated design problems. Students assess solutions through mass property analysis (the relationship of design, function, and materials), modify their designs, and use rapid prototyping equipment including a computer controlled milling machine and a 3D printer to produce physical models of their solutions. The course includes Computer Modeling, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Equipment, Computer-aided Manufacturing (CAM), Robot building and programming, and Flexible Manufacturing Systems. This course is appropriate for 11th, and 12th grade students.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Principles of Engineering or teacher recommendation
ENGINEERING DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
(1 unit) EDD is the capstone course in the Fox Lane High School engineering program and draws on the concepts and skills of the foundational courses. EDD is an engineering research course in which students work in teams to design and develop an original solution to a valid, open-ended technical problem of their choice by applying the engineering design process. Students will work closely with experts and will continually hone their organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, their creative and problem solving abilities, and their understanding of the design process. Student teams will present and defend their original solutions to an outside panel of local engineers and other professionals working in high-tech fields. This course is appropriate for 12th grade students who have completed at least two courses in engineering.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of at least two Engineering courses or department coordinator approval.